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Top Workplaces in Houston, and Shutting Down Notorious Apartments: Tuesday’s Show (May 23, 2017)

Every year, the Houston Chronicle puts together a list of the best workplaces in Houston, based on employee surveys distributed through a third-party company. The 2017 results won’t come until the fall, but, until then, what does make for a good workplace according to Houstonians? Is it the hours, the work space, the benefits, the […]

Every year, the Houston Chronicle puts together a list of the best workplaces in Houston, based on employee surveys distributed through a third-party company. The 2017 results won’t come until the fall, but, until then, what does make for a good workplace according to Houstonians?

Is it the hours, the work space, the benefits, the personnel? We talk with Chronicle business reporter Al Lewis about putting together this annual piece and discuss the kinds of things employees seem to like in Greater Houston.

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Lessons Learned from a Shuttered Apartment Complex

The Crestmont Village Apartments in southeast Houston were recently demolished. A judge shut down the complex in late 2015 after residents complained of several ailments, including leaky roofs, rodents, raw sewage coming up from the ground, and other unsafe living conditions. Mayor Sylvester Turner was at the demolition to, as he said, “put slumlords on notice.”

Irene Guenther teaches history at UH, and her students contributed projects to the exhibit. She tells Maggie Martin how the movement changed Greater Houston. The exhibit will be on display through the summer at the Houston Heritage Society.